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NEW BERLIN – Village of New Berlin officials recently reopened West Street after over a month of construction and an early completion date for their new culvert.

According to Village of New Berlin Mayor Terry Potter, village officials voted to accept a $173,000 bid last month as part of a culvert replacement project, and at that time the construction company handling the work estimated that the project would be completed around Thanksgiving.

“We finished ahead of schedule thanks to the engineer’s and the contractor’s efficiency,” said Potter. “That allowed us to get the street back open before the Thanksgiving holiday, a time where a lot of families are traveling through the area, and we want to ensure that traversing the village is as convenient as possible.”

“We appreciate the public’s patience while we did the necessary repairs, and we were happy to be able to get this done without raising village taxes.”

He said during the village’s October meeting board members awarded the bid to Bothar Construction for the amount of $173,000 which was covered using the village’s reserve money.